Steel In Love

[@jackbuchanan9085]

Who left this bowl of onions here? :.( Seriously, as a Kong fan, this was an incredibly emotional short film. Good job Tom, O'Brian and Harryhausen would be proud. Surprised the Academy doesn't consider giving this a Best Animated Short Nomination.

[@PointReflex]

It's a sad love story, he still had a soft spot in his heart for the girl he meet 80 years ago. Now her love only remains on instant monochromed pollaroids of the past, and he himself is just a shadow of his former glory as the 8th marvel of the world. He is the only one left since the original adventurers of the Skull Island perished long time ago, and the only thing he had to remember his beloved girlfriend and his own past as THE beast is that small and forgotten spot of the film history. But he's not alone, every passion, every love ends in the same situation, being remembered by the lonely remains of what did it special and unique. :/

[@thejurassicwonder2307]

The only question I have is what happened to him at the end....? He just disappeared.

[@dulzaino]

Lloré y lloré! Qué hermoso trabajo... De una sensibilidad extrema... Muchas gracias

[@LFTLstudios]

Back stop motion effects in Hollywood!!!! Its a magic!!!!!

[@animateangus]

Couldn't agree more! Check out Peter Montgomery's new sci-fi/fantasy indie film; "Dark Earth". All practical and stop motion creature effects. Much in the style of Harryhausen and 70's adventure films. Some clips on KZbin.

[@djcrios]

That was beautiful and worthy of an Oscar! Great work Tom! Very touching.

[@rydent.edwards5527]

Why was this not nominated best short for an Oscar? It's that good!! Thanks for making magic live again Tom!

[@joegrego4229]

Absolutely lovely, the affection for Kong and his creators shows in every frame. A very fitting tribute to the greatest movie monster of them all. Thanks, Tom, this is a wonderful Halloween gift.

[@ashgeary1212]

Tom, I watch this all the time, great work!

[@entennstudio]

It is really beautiful work, and a touching story Mr. Woodruff. Every bit of love and passion comes through this fantastic short. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@thepackunderground389]

never get enough of this work. one of the main influences on why I prefer to use main made props.

[@2openhere]

Very moving, thanks for sharing more from ADI.

[@barryauguste9734]

you are a legend Tom....may your armature never sag!

[@animateangus]

Wonderful job Tom! A lovely tribute to the greatest film ever made! O'Brien and Ray will be looking down with big smiles!

[@ashgeary1212]

Tom, this is an awesome piece of work

[@akila777]

Simply a work of art, amazing!!!

[@morlockmeat]

This was beautiful and touching. I loved it! You can feel the love in every frame. Where can we see "Inside Kong"?

[@joshglynn7811]

Happy belated birthday Tom!!! 😆

[@jimnewfl]

Thank you for bringing Kong back to life. Beautifully done.

[@jimbryan4381]

Wonderful to see the old boy moving again. Great tribute to Ray and Willis !!!

[@MLTharme]

I have to comment a second time, I absolutly LOVE this, Tom you made me cry and its only been 19hrs since I got back from the Ray Harryhausen Art exhibit at the Tate Britain! I'll be using this during my armature lessons to teach students the importance and history of a good stop-motion armature, once again thankyou so much for posting this.

[@LovemyKLR]

Really well done! Would love to see more personal work from both of you. Keep it coming!!!

[@TheMightyPipe]

Wonderful. Well done and thank you.

[@PearlJam2k6]

strangely attaching... Very well done, a loving tribute

[@sammyt7981]

Key moments in the video 0:02 1:52 2:20 2:49 3:49 8:12

[@monsterfan57]

That was beautiful Tom, thanks for sharing.

[@Khanemis]

I loved this great short. Sweet, nostalgic and yet strangely inspiring, a way to show that stop motion animation is still a thing. And the commentary at the beginning was also great. Thank you for sharing this work.

[@HowardWoodruff]

You never cease to amaze us, Tom. This is great work and I can only imagine the hours upon hours it took you to do this.

[@multiverseoftimelessness4391]

this was great. thanks for doing it. beautiful work.

[@v1dwh41]

That was awesome Tom, very touching

[@celboy]

Thank You ...Don't stop the stop-motion.

[@ChistopherMoonlight]

That was really great. I see stuff like this and it gives me that feeling inside my chest, that swelling that is like the emotions inside are getting too big for your rib cage to contain. You know the one. It's just what it's all about, isn't it?

[@justtheregularjoe]

COOL!!!! Very nice piece of animation and narration right here! :)

[@berries4277]

Lovely and heartbreaking. Very well done Tom! Thank you

[@ferrisblack70]

That was beautiful. My Rondo pick!

[@Toolsquatch]

That was so touching! I got a little misty-eyed, well-done.

[@channelname5477]

This was beautifully awesome. Great job. Man I love this channel, and your Instagram.

[@irexzilla2392]

RIP Fay Wray (1907-2004)

[@joshglynn7811]

That was truly heart warming, well done.

[@meshugganaut]

Well done Tom.

[@69elvisrocks]

What a wonderful & sad short film.

[@stevek5370]

Wow, nicely done Tom. Wonderful concept.

[@schultzstudio]

Truely amazing animation Tom.

[@Larnii77]

I wonder if Peter Jackson has seen this as I believe he has the other original armature. Awesome short, must have been a nightmare to get the photo to fall face up.

[@yodasscrotum]

Very touching, you can see it's a project close to your heart! Also it got me thinking.. Is this historic?? It's the second only time the model has ever been used and features in a film?

[@RichardGDBaker]

Fantastic stuff Mr Woodruff. So when will you and Alec decide that ADI should produce an in-house stop motion animation film? How about it? Killer miniatures, cracking effects and your own blend of stop motion characters befitting your sensibilities....

[@The1stMachinist]

This was AMAZING!

[@shaunpenne1840]

Absolutely immense!!! :) :) brilliant!!! :)

[@morpheium203]

this was beautiful!

[@MLTharme]

HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN THIS! Thankyou for posting :-D

[@sammyt7981]

3:27 let’s get into the video

[@oneeyedgeek]

That was GREAT!

[@Bibbly53]

That's really affectionate.

[@Dr.GundeathPunchface-enstein]

What is this salt water doing in my eyes...

[@Dontuween]

Guys, this is up for a Rondo Award for Best Short Film. - rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/?p=741 This one definitely has my vote. Common guys, let's all do the same!

[@theprideofargentina]

Beautiful!

[@coinopanimator]

Hi there Tom, Massive fan since the days of Alien 3. I'm studying animation at UWE (bristol,uk) and just handed in a video essay Kong vs skull island in which I look at the original 1933 Kong and compare it to the recent Skull island. Whilst doing research I came across your videos on Kong of which I referenced in the essay. I'ld love to send you a link. It isn't live on youtube - its just for the uni and it's shorter than I would like - but that was the box my tutors put me in. Whats the best way of getting it to you? should I just drop a link here? anyway. Keep the fires burning.

[@Yaneos]

Done with love

[@SashaTheDog]

Just beautifull!

[@jerebaez8133]

Que bello! muy bueno dejo mi like

[@STormnNormn2027]

Damn Tom. That was beautiful. Makes me long for the days of making stop motion dinosaurs fight in my basement.

[@Yunners]

I wonder if the original stop motion AT-ATs from Empire still exist.

[@sammyt7981]

Why was this short called King Kong: steel in love?

[@ajram582]

fenominal

[@Xenomorphine]

Especially good finger articulation. As it was meant to be about the puppet, itself, though, I think it would have worked better without the roaring and growling sounds.

[@DoktorHenkenstein]

cool

[@vondonwiles8491]

THIS IS COOL

[@michellesitko518]

I wish we’ve got to know what happen to kong after he left........or whatever happen to him 😭😢

[@thejurassicwonder2307]

What happened to Kong after he disappeared...?

[@guillermogomeza850]

👍💓

[@Thepaolo98]

[@kaeleanderson9149]

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